Jesusa Purificación Levy Sonora-Poe (born on July 28, 1941 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines), better known as Susan Roces, is a Filipina actress and the widow of Ronald Allan Kelley Poe, popularly known as Fernando Poe, Jr. She was born to an American mother of French descent and a Filipino father of Spanish and Chinese descent.[1]
Her sister, Rosemarie Sonora, and niece Sheryl Cruz are also actresses.
Following the death of her husband in 2004 at the age of 65, Roces became a rallying point for the political opposition in the Philippines.
On June 2005, she was one of the key figures calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In a fiery speech, she claimed that "She stole the presidency not once, but twice!"
She was one of the main cast members of John En Shirley, a comedy show that aired on ABS-CBN till October 2007.
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